[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 3/6] block: perform zero-detection during copy-on-read

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

Copy-on-Read populates the image file with data read from a backing
image.  In order to avoid bloating the image file when all zeroes are
read we should scan the buffer and perform an optimized zero write
operation.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
---
 block.c |   14 +++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 5ebbd4d..967a583 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
      */
     void *bounce_buffer;
 
+    BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     struct iovec iov;
     QEMUIOVector bounce_qiov;
     int64_t cluster_sector_num;
@@ -1526,14 +1527,21 @@ static int coroutine_fn 
bdrv_co_copy_on_readv(BlockDriverState *bs,
     iov.iov_base = bounce_buffer = qemu_blockalign(bs, iov.iov_len);
     qemu_iovec_init_external(&bounce_qiov, &iov, 1);
 
-    ret = bs->drv->bdrv_co_readv(bs, cluster_sector_num, cluster_nb_sectors,
-                                 &bounce_qiov);
+    ret = drv->bdrv_co_readv(bs, cluster_sector_num, cluster_nb_sectors,
+                             &bounce_qiov);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
 
-    ret = bs->drv->bdrv_co_writev(bs, cluster_sector_num, cluster_nb_sectors,
+    if (drv->bdrv_co_write_zeroes &&
+        buffer_is_zero(bounce_buffer, iov.iov_len)) {
+        ret = drv->bdrv_co_write_zeroes(bs, cluster_sector_num,
+                                        cluster_nb_sectors);
+    } else {
+        ret = drv->bdrv_co_writev(bs, cluster_sector_num, cluster_nb_sectors,
                                   &bounce_qiov);
+    }
+
     if (ret < 0) {
         /* It might be okay to ignore write errors for guest requests.  If this
          * is a deliberate copy-on-read then we don't want to ignore the error.
-- 
1.7.7.3